"This type of abusive behavior is not permitted on Twitter, and we've taken action on many of the accounts reported to us by both Leslie and others. We rely on people to report this type of behavior to us but we are continuing to invest heavily in improving our tools and enforcement systems to prevent this kind of abuse. We realize we still have a lot of work in front of us before Twitter is where it should be on how we handle these issues."

Feig's take on the 1984 classic — which also stars Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon as the Ghostbusters, along with Jones, in the Sony reboot — opened to an estimated $46 million in North America this past weekend.

See some of the social media reactions that are being shared in support of Jones below.